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Gregory Giddens

MEMBER SINCE: 2018

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Partner, Potomac Ridge Consulting, LLC; Executive Director, Office of VA Modernization, Office of Enterprise Integration , Department of Veterans Affairs; Chief Acquisition Officer, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs; Executive Director, Enterprise Program Modernization Office, Office of Policy and Planning, Department of Veterans Affairs; Executive Director, Facilities Management and Engineering, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Executive Director, Secure Border Initiative, Department of Homeland Security; Deputy Assistant Commandant for Acquisition, United States Coast Guard, Department of Transportation; Deputy System Program Director, E-3, Air Force Materiel Command, Department of Defense; Program Manager, Air Force Weather Weapon System, Air Force Material Command, Department of Defense; Program Manager, DoD Personnel Demonstration Project, Office of Acquisition Reform, Office of Secretary of Defense; Various, Air Force Logistics Command, Department of Defense

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Executive Director, Office of VA Modernization
Office of Enterprise Integration
Department of Veterans Affairs
2017
2017
Chief Acquisition Officer
Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction
Department of Veterans Affairs
2015
2017
Executive Director, Enterprise Program Modernization Office
Office of Policy and Planning
Department of Veterans Affairs
2010
2015
Executive Director
Facilities Management and Engineering, Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
2008
2010
Executive Director
Secure Border Initiative, Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security
2006
2008
Executive Director
Secure Border Initiative
Department of Homeland Security
2005
2006
Deputy Program Executive Officer, Integrated Deepwater System
United States Coast Guard
Department of Homeland Security
2002
2005
Deputy Assistant Commandant for Acquisition
United States Coast Guard
Department of Transportation
2001
2002
Deputy System Program Director, E-3
Air Force Materiel Command
Department of Defense
2000
20001
Program Manager, Air Force Weather Weapon System
Air Force Material Command
Department of Defense
1999
2000
Program Manager, DoD Personnel Demonstration Project
Office of Acquisition Reform
Office of Secretary of Defense
1997
1999
Various
Air Force Logistics Command
Department of Defense
1981
1997
Partner
Potomac Ridge Consulting, LLC
2018
Senior Advisor to Government Executives (SAGE)
Partnership for Public Service
2018
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
GovConRx LLC
2018
Primary Policy Areas

Acquisition, Health Care, Homeland Security, Immigration, Veterans Affairs

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Change Management, Information Technology, Procurement and Acquisition

Management Matters Podcast

Grand Challenge: Make Government AI Ready

Generative AI in Government Communications with Martha Dorris, Greg Giddens, and Jerry Mechling

Season: 1 Episode:190 | December 11, 2023

Show Notes:

In this episode of Management Matters we host part 5 of the Academy-GovExec TV series on Artificial Intelligence featuring Academy Fellows, Martha Dorris, Greg Giddens, and Jerry Mechling, moderated by GovExec's George Jackson. This fifth episode focuses on how government can use AI to improve its communications and increase the public's trust in government.


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